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General references: Speeches by Sen. Manderson, Cong. Record, Feb. 25 and March 9, 1888; speech by Sen. Turpie, Feb. 25, 1888; also the debates on the bill, Cong. Record, Feb. 25, 28, 29, March...
Yale has an exceptionally good tug-of-war team this year and will make a fine showing in the Mott Haven contest. Le Sassier, '88 S., who will undoubtedly pull number one on the team, broke the record for an individual pull last Thursday by working the spring up to 780 pounds and holding it at 700 for the time limit...
...high jump will, of course, be taken by W. B. Page, of the University of Pennsylvania, who holds the world's record of 6 feet 4 inches. The broad jump will probably be again won by Shearman, '89, last year's winner. The pole vault lies between Quinn, of the University of Pennsylvania, and Shearman, '89. Quinn is reported to have vaulted 10 feet 6 inches, The hammer and shot events are both exceedingly doubtful. If the rowing authorities would allow Woodruff, '89, to compete in the latter event, he would probably be the winner; otherwise, Hunt...
...Cross, an amateur runner of Oxford, England, has succeeded in breaking the half-mile record, made by Myers, the American, which has stood for six years. His time...
...Record will continue to print light articles and amusing stories, but an artistic editor has been added. This change is intended to make the Record similar to the Harvard Lampoon. The Courant, on the other side, will give up publishing light articles and will confine itself to work of a historical character, thus becoming a medium between the Record and the Literary Magazine...